The Daily News is the latest to take someone’s — likely competing agents’ — talking points about the Levinson Brothers’ ACES agency in the wake of the Biogenesis scandal and suggest that Major League Baseball might be able to do something to discipline them. You’ll recall that most of the players implicated in Biogenesis are or were represented by ACES.

We’ve dealt with that several times in the past and the answer on this is simple: Major League Baseball has no jurisdiction over agents. The Players Association does. They’ve already reviewed ACES, reprimanded them and that is that. Maybe they went light — that’s a matter of opinion — but there is nothing the league can do.

So this suggestion from the Daily News story is great:

The Players Association certifies and regulates agents, but sources told the Daily News that Selig isn’t powerless if he feels the union has not properly disciplined rogue player reps. The commissioner could direct the clubs to not deal with dirty agents.

That’s collusion, of course. And it’s illegal. And if they did that they would be sued so fast their heads would swim.

You know what would be cool? If, instead of talking up stuff that makes Major League Baseball seem so tough and proactive about PEDs, people actually talked up stuff that could actually be legally feasible or remotely reasonable. I guess until that happens we get source-stroking stories about impossible and impractical things.

They were expected to activate Harper yesterday but they didn’t because Harper was suffering from an illness. He’s better today so he should be in the lineup against the Phillies.

Harper has been out since August when he slipped on a wet first base bag and was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee. That interrupted an MVP-caliber season in which he was hitting .326/.419/.614 with 29 home runs, 87 RBI, and 92 runs scored in 472 plate appearances. While the postseason awards are out of his reach, the Nats will be content to get him back up to speed in time for what looks to be a first round playoff matchup against the Chicago Cubs.

Now, a little over a week before the Indians begin the defense of their American League pennant, Bauer is embroiled in further drone drama. He tweeted this afternoon that his drone “IronMan” has been stolen. He has implored the public for Iron Man’s safe return so that he need not risk his pinky finger with yet another October drone injury:

Hey. Hey Clague Park drone thief. Please return IronMan to me in a timely manner or you will force me to build a new companion!😤#SaveMyPinky